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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mount Everest—Chronicle and Reading List.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the CMA granted Messner a permit in the Kanchung chapter, which mountain did the permit apply to?
(a) Ganpei.
(b) Chomolungma.
(c) North Col.
(d) Mizpah.

2. What does Potala mean?
(a) Safe haven.
(b) New beginnings.
(c) Danger ahead.
(d) Place of the gods.

3. For the Chinese assault on Mount Everest in 1975, how many Chinese and Tibetans were part of the expedition?
(a) 300.
(b) 400.
(c) 200.
(d) 100.

4. What was NOT one of the crops that the Tibetan economy was based on?
(a) Barley.
(b) Corn.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Peas.

5. To whom does Messner attribute the quote that begins his book?
(a) Sir Francis Younglin.
(b) Sir Francis Young.
(c) Sir Francis Younghusband.
(d) Sir Francis Youngman.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the second British expedition's assent of Everest, which team member was nauseous and did not continue on past 7,600 meters with the rest of the team?

2. After sharing barley beer with a family in the Four Dragon Village in the Rongbuk chapter, what did Messner leave with the family as a guest gift?

3. In the Tibet chapter, how did Messner and Nena actually travel to their intended destination as they waited for the weather on Everest to clear?

4. As alluded to in the North Col chapter, as Messner and Nena approached the North Col, what alarmed Messner the most?

5. In the third attempt to reach Everest's summit, which two members of the British expedition were buried in an avalanche?

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